Guest guest Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Hello list, The planet has been extraordinarily jittery in early 2010. The massive earthquake in Chile followed a devastating earthquake in Haiti. Big earthquakes but with less serious consequences have been reported in the USA and China in early 2010. Today, the rumbling has continued in other parts of the world. Southern Taiwan jolted by 6.4-magnitude quake March 3, 2010 11:41 p.m. EST (CNN) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of deaths or serious injuries. Taiwan's interior ministry reported 11 minor injuries. The quake struck at about 8:20 a.m. (7:20 p.m. Wednesday ET) in a mountainous region about 25 miles northwest of Taitung, on the southeast coast, and 40 miles east of Tainan and Kaohsiung on the southwest coast. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/taiwan.quake/index.html?hpt=T2 Aid starts to flow in quake-damaged Chile March 3, 2010 7:43 p.m. EST Concepcion, Chile (CNN) -- Aid and increased security were flowing Wednesday into hard-hit areas of Chile, but some residents complained that they still had not received food or water since Saturday's massive earthquake killed more than 800 people. … Since Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake, the region has suffered more than 120 aftershocks of 5.0 magnitude or greater, USGS Geophysicist Don Blakeman said. Eight of them have been 6.0 or stronger, he said. The aftershocks further stressed a frightened population. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/03/chile.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T3 Magnitude 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 27, 2010 Magnitude 7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010 Magnitude 6.9 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION February 18, 2010 Magnitude 5.9 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 04, 2010 Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/ Magnitude 6.5 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 10, 2010 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/historical.php Magnitude 5.0 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REG, CHINA Monday, March 01, 2010 at 06:24:58 UTC http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event/world_china.html China reports at least 29 injured in Yunnan quake February 26, 2010 - 2 hrs 18 mins ago BEIJING – At least 29 people were injured and hundreds of buildings damaged in an earthquake in southwestern China's Yunnan province, reports said Friday. Dozens of aftershocks continued to rock the area around Chuxiong prefecture where the quake struck shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. Some registered as high as magnitude 5.0, equaling the strength of the original quake, according to the prefectural government and state media. Among structures damaged were at least 100 schools, 72 clinics and 1,446 houses. Scores of damaged buildings were being pulled down to guard against collapse. More than 700 soldiers were dispatched to aid the rescue. Quilts, clothing and thousands of tents were rushed to the area, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of the provincial capital of Kunming. More than 3,000 people were being provided temporary shelter in tents. http://news./s/ap/20100226/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake Earthquakes were predicted for the USA and China in this timeframe based on their respective charts. http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/12/predictions-for-usa-in-2010.html http://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2009/10/birth-of-modern-china.html Thor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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